Tuesday, April 08, 2014

For this light momentary affliction...far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless beatings, ...this light momentary affliction and often near death. Five times I received … the forty lashes less one. ...this light momentary affliction Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned....this light momentary affliction Three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I was adrift at sea; on frequent journeys,...this light momentary afflictionin danger from rivers, danger from robbers, danger from my own people, danger from Gentiles, danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brothers;...this light momentary afflictionin toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure.is preparing for us...What no eye has seen, nor ear heard,nor the heart of man imagined,what God has prepared for those who love him...is preparing for usthe trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed...is preparing for usWhat is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable....is preparing for usIt is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory....is preparing for usIt is sown in weakness; it is raised in power....is preparing for usIt is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body.This light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison(2 Corinthians 4:17, 1 Corinthians 2:9, 1 Corinthians 15:42-44,52, 2 Corinthians 11:23-27)

Saturday, April 05, 2014

Some of us need a storm and a fishWe've bought the tickets, and we're on our waySomewhere, anywhere, just awayAway from that intrusive, demanding PersonWho loves us more than we want Him toAnd wants better for us than we want for ourselvesSome of us need a storm and a fishTo drag us out of that grave that we're busy digging for ourselvesAnd back, kicking and screamingTo the life that is more real and more painful and more hopefulThan any fantasy we could possibly write for ourselves.Some of us need a storm and a fishMay God in His mercy send them.